Fame came and tightened our taps on Thursday as one of our own products was mentioned on Jeremy Vine’s show on BBC Radio 2 to the interest of his gazillion listeners. During a discussion about the importance and viability of saving water in the domestic environment, Managing Director of Waterwise Nicci Russell lauded our very own CombiSave as the solution to wasting water while waiting for it to get hot. The host confessed to running the hot tap for 40 seconds before feeling the heat and decried that it is ‘such a waste!’… well don’t worry Jezza we’ve got your back! CombiSave can be retrofitted to any combination boiler and saves you time, water, gas, and money. Great to hear organisations like Waterwise spreading the good word – especially with water shortages predicted just around the corner. You can find more help and advice by contacting us here, or Waterwise.

The team were thrilled to welcome Lancaster University Intern Gabrielle last week who popped by to discuss her new 12-week placement with our partner Mole Group Utilities as marketing specialist. Luckily the Green Mole team (including Sally dog) were able to steal her for a few hours. The intended introduction to the ambitions of the environmental division was flipped on its head as the English Literature Graduate and thespian Gabrielle demonstrated her creativity as she shared her own thoughts on how to promote sustainable energy generation at home and work. Just before the curtains closed on her first day with Mole Group Utilities, Gabrielle stopped by the SmartFlower to marvel at its all-in-one 2.5kW azimuth dual axis tracking capability to echo its beautiful simplicity up in her home county of sunny Cumbria.

This week saw me hop over to Austria for a technical training course at the main factory just outside Vienna. Under the direction of the Solar-Wizard Mustafa, myself and the European technical and sales team ran through everything from the history of the panels, to SmartFlower’s developmental future – but for now that’s classified… While strolling through the glorious Austrian sun at the site’s testing facility, myself and the team were put through their paces exploring the internal organs of the all-in-one solar tracking system, before sampling the towns local brew to the harmonious sound of ‘prost!’ and shutting down for the night.